Love is a losing game. Five story fire as you came, Love is a losing game. R: One I wish I never played, Oh what a mess we made. And now the final frame, Love is a losing game. 2. Played out by the band, Love is a losing hand. It was more than I could stand, Love is a losing hand. R: Self professed, profound 'Til the chips were down. Though you're a gambling man, Love is a losing hand. 3. Though I'm rather blind, Love is a fate resigned. Memories they mar my mind, Love it is a fate resigned. R: Over futile odds, And laughed at by the gods. And now the final frame, Love is a losing game.